DJ Packaging Corp. Of America Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Packaging Corp. of America $(PKG)$ slid 1.39% to $208.12 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.62% to 6,824.66 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.58% to 48,185.80.
Packaging Corp. of America closed 16.59% short of its 52-week high of $249.51, which the company achieved on February 12th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as International Paper Co. $(IP)$ fell 0.78% to $36.78, Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (GPK) rose 1.69% to $9.65, and Sonoco Products Co. (SON) rose 0.57% to $56.08.
Trading volume (820,272) remained 305,508 below its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 9, 2026.
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April 09, 2026 17:08 ET (21:08 GMT)
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